Two brothers from Formby, Jack and Christopher Hannah, stole the show at the Southport Festival of Drama and Music

TWO brothers from Formby stole the show at the recent Southport Festival of Drama and Music.

Jack and Christopher Hannah, who both attend Formby School of Performing Arts, won a total of seven cups between them.

Eight-year-old Jack, who goes to Woodlands Primary, also won a bursary after being judged to have exceptional promise in solo characterisation among under-12s.

Both boys want to pursue a career on the stage and despite their tender years, are amassing valuable experience in large-scale productions at the Liverpool Empire.

Theatre-goers will be able to spot them in the chorus of Joseph early next year, and Range pupil Christopher, 13, and fellow students are also forming part of the chorus in Cinderella at Southport Theatre.

Their drama teachers, Alistair Hannah and Tracey Batchelor, said they were “absolutely thrilled” with their individual performances, and delighted with the school’s overall results, with their pupils notching up 13 firsts, 15 seconds and 14 thirds.

Alistair, who is the boys’ dad as well as their drama tutor, added: “I’m very proud of them, both as parent and teacher.

“They did very well to achieve that level of success in such a range of classes and also got a cluster of seconds and third prizes.”